Colour

#4D180B

#4D180B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#4D180B is a red with RGB values 77, 24, 11 and HSL 12°, 75%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#4D180B

RGBrgb(77, 24, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.0941, 0.0431

RGB percentages30.2%, 9.4%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(11.8, 75%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 85.7%, 30.2%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 85.7%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,052,427

CSS custom property--colour: #4D180B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.47:1

Contrast with white14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#B2E7F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272209no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#342E09no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#550A15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 29 Maroon · ΔE 30.7 Sienna · ΔE 31.3 Brown · ΔE 34.3 Dark red · ΔE 35.6 Black · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 29.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0B404D

Analogous#4D0B1F, #4D390B

Triadic#0B4D18, #180B4D

Split complementary#0B4D39, #0B1F4D

Tetradic#1F4D0B, #0B404D, #390B4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E46040

Lighter +30%#D3421E

Lighter +20%#A63418

Lighter +10%#7A2611

Darker −10%#200A05

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#581100

Less saturated −25%#421F16

Channel breakdown

R77

G24

B11

Red77 (30.2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue11.82°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4D · G 18 · B 0B

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Colour values

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